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ALTON E. COBB AND CZAR J. DYER', OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

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Y SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 622,883, dated April11, 1899.

Application led February 177, 1897. Serial No. 623,913. (No model.) Y

Be it known that we, ALTON E. COBB and OZAR J. DYER, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa andTerritory of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bottle- Washing Machines; and we do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to bottle-washing machines; and it consists incertain improvements in the construction of such machines, ashereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front end view of abottle-washing machine constructed according to our invention. Fig. 2 isa side view, some parts being removed. Fig. 3 illustrates certain pipesfor water and shot, with other details. Fig. 4 shows in section a troughprovided with a strainer or sieve. Fig. 5 shows in perspective a trapand other details. Fig. 6 shows a bottle in position for washing andactuating devices. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a brush employed. Fig.8 illustrates the arms on a rotative shaft, which receive bottles from achute, and other det-ails.

A designates the main frame, in which is mounted a horizontal rotativeshaft B, to which motion may be imparted through a belt-wheel C. On theshaft B is placed a circular disk a, which has a sliding movementthereon, such movement being produced by the action of a pivoted leverD, the upper end of which is pivotally connected with a sleeveprojecting from the said disk, the lower end being impinged against by acam-wheel E on a horizontal shaft F below. On the face of the disk u aretwo beveled lugs or projections c. A sleeve b is placed on the inwardend of the shaft B and has on one end a circular disk CZ, which facesthe disk ct, and has two beveled lugs or projections e, correspondingwith the beveled lugs on the disk a. The end of the shaft B which entersthe sleeve l) is squared and iits in said sleeve, so that the latter isrotated with said shaft. On the opposite end of the sleeve b is a blockor disk f, the face of which is recessed to receive the bottom of abottle. The disk d has a returning-spring CL2.

G indicates a sleeve which is on the same line with the sleeve b, but isa suitable distance therefrom to allow a bottle to be placed lengthwisebetween the two sleeves. The

'sleeve G has a head g on one end which is recessed to receive and titthe mouth end of the bottle, the opposite end of said sleeve settingagainst a spring h, which bears against a collari on a pipe H, whichextends down from a superposed water-tank I, and then turns and extendsinto said sleeve, so that water passes through said pipe into the bottlein position to be washed.

.I indicates a vertical pipe which is con` nected with the pipe H and isprovided with a hopper j, the pipe .I being intended to receive andconduct shot to said pipe H to be driven by the water into the bottlebeing washed.

To the shaft F are secured two arms K, the outer ends of which areprovided with springfingers loto adapt them to receive a bottle, ashereinafter set forth.

L indicates an inclined platform on which the bottles to be washed areplaced and from which said bottles roll severally to be caught by thearms K as the latter rotate with the shaft F. cleat or guideZ, and thebottles to be washed are placed with their bottom ends against the cleatin position to roll from the chute one after another.

M indicates a gate in position over the lower edge of the platform L,said gate being carried by a vertical slide N, which moves betweenguides on a fixed upright O. An arm m extends from the slide N and anarm n extends laterally from one of the arms K on shaft F andis adaptedto engage with the arm m of the slide as. the shaft F revolves, and thusraise the slide and the gate M to allow a bottle to pass from theplatform L.

P indicates a chute in position to receive a bottle when it falls fromits position between the sleeves b and G after being washed. This chuteP is made in divisions or with transverse openings, so as to allow therotation of the arms K on the shaft F. (See Fig. 2.)

The line of the chute P is inclined downward and diverges somewhat fromthe vertical plane of the sleeves b and G, so that a bottle whenreleased from said sleeves falls into said chute and slides endwise,neck foremost, down The platform L has at one edge a.

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@fasse said chute and falls into and is received in an inverted positionby a trap Q, suitably supported at one side of the machine. The trap Qis made in two parts, tapering downward,

S on the shaft F and a one part 0 being fixed in position and the otherpart o being pivotally mounted, as seen at r. As the bottle falls fromthe chute P into the trap Q the part o' of the trap falls over, and thebottle, also falling over, is discharged and received in an uprightposition in one of the cups R, which are mounted on a revolving platformor wheel Tand arranged along the periphery of said wheel. After thebottle has been discharged from the trap Q the latter is closed by meansof a cam-wheel pivoted bent lever p, which is pivotally mounted at anelbow q of said lever. When the trap is wide open, as seen in Fig. 5,one arm of the lever p extends upward in position to be caught by thecamwheel S as the shaft F is rotated. The other arm of the lever is bentto form an arm s, which is adapted to raise the part o' of the trap toits vertical position.

The revolving platform T is pivotally supported at t and .has teeth onits periphery like a beveled gear-wheel. Rotary motion is imparted tosaid platform from the shaft F through a shaft U and gearing u or othersuitable mechanism.

When a bottle falls in an inverted position into the trap Q, the waterand shot remaining in said bottle fall therefrom into a conductor V, bywhich such water and shot are conducted to a receptacle at the lower endof an elevator W, which is provided with buckets v and is adapted tocarry the water and shot up and discharge them into an inclined troughY, supported in position above the tank I.

The `trough Y is divided by a partition y, one part of said trough beingcovered by fine slats a' or open-work which is fine enough to preventthe shot passing through it, but allows the water to pass through. Thewater passes from the trough through a pipe w into the tank I, and theshot, rolling down from the open-work e', are discharged into theshotpipe J, from which the shot may again pass into the pipe II.

From the tank I extends abranch pipe A', which is turned downward andconnected with a brush B', which is in position for washing a bottleheld between the sleeves Z9 and G. The brush B' is provided with/awater-chamber a', as seen in Fig. 7, water being received therein fromthe pipe A', and the Water passes from said chamber through holes c' tothe brush material.

C' indicates a pipe which is connected with the pipe A' and extendsdownward, as shown, said pipe C' being adapted to conduct water down anddischarge it into bottles in the cups R, carried by the platform T, assaid bottles successively pass under the discharge end of the pipe.These bottles may then be rinsed out.

Y The water-pipe H and shot-pipe J are provided with valves CZ cl2,which are connected by rods respectively with a bell-crank lever e', onearm of which is connected with the upper end of pivoted lever D', whichis actuated by a cam-wheel E' on the shaft F on each revolution of saidshaft. By these means water and shot may be conducted simultaneouslyinto the bottle in position to be washed. The movement of the lever Dfor closing said Valves is produced by a spring f'.

Rotary motion is imparted 'from the shaft B to the shaft F throughgearing G', which is so constructed and arranged that the shaft F isdriven at a rate of speed which is much less than that at which theshaft B isdriven. I' indicates a pivoted lever the upper end -of whichis pivotally connected with the sleeve G, the lower end of said leverbeing adapted to be impinged against by a cam-wheel L' on the shaft F.By the action of said cam-wheel and lever the sleeve Gis moved outward,the spring h being thus compressed to release a bottle afterbeingwashed.

The bottles being placed in the chute L and rotary motion being impartedfrom the shaft B to the shaft F, the latter is rotated and with it thearms K. Vhen the free ends of said arms are raised nearly to the planeof the discharge end of the chute L, the gate M is raised by the arm n,projecting from one of the arms K, engaging vthe arm m on the slide N,which carries the gate. One of the bottles then rolls from the chute L,and the gate is then closed by gravity, the slide N having beenreleased. The lbottle falling from the chute is received in the concaveouter ends of the arms K, being caught by the spring-lingers on saidarms, and is raised to the brush B', said bottle being thus broughtbetween and in line with the sleeves b and G. At this point the sleeve Gis pressed to the bottle by the spring h, so that said bottle is caughtbetween the sleeves Z? and G, the arms K continuing in their rotationand the spring-lingers yielding and slipping from the bottle. The diska, actuated bythe lever D, is pressed into engagement with the disk d onthe sleeve Z9, andthe bottle being rotated with the shaft B is alsoshaken endwise by the disk d engaging the disk a. When the bottle issecured between the sleeves l) and G, the valves of the water-pipe 'Hand the shot-pipe .I are opened by the action of the pivoted lever D'and the cam-wheel E' on the shaft F and water and shot are driven intothe bottle. W'ater is also conducted through branch pipe A' to the brushB', filling the chamber a', and passing from thence through the holes cto the brush material and to the outside of the bottle as the latter isshaken endwise and rotated. As the arms K move around slowly the bottleis released, this being eiectedby the action of the pivoted lever I' andthe cam-Wheel L' on the shaft F, the sleeve G being moved against thespring h. The released bottle falls into the chute P and sliding downthe chute falls neck fore- IOO IIO

most into the trap Q, and the pivoted part of the trap falling over thebottle is discharged therefrom and received in an upright position inone of the cups R on the rotative platform T. Water for rinsing thebottles while they are carried by the platform T may be let into themseverally from the pipe C', which is connected with the pipe A.

Then the bottle to b e washed is brought in line with the shaft B andthe pipe H, the lever I slips from the cam on the wheel L', allowing thespring h on the pipe H to press forward the sleeve G, so as to catch themouth -end of the bottle, the latter being pressed by the movement tothe recessed head f of the sleeve l), which receives the bottom end ofthe bottle. At the same time the cam-Wheel E commences to actuate thelever D to move the cam-wheel c into connection with camwheel d andproduce the shaking of the bottle, and the bottle is held in placebetween the two sleeves by the spring 77, until the lever D has slippedfrom the cam on the wheel E, and the lever I at the same time is movedback by the cam-wheel L', thus releasing the bottle.

7e claim 1. In a bottle-washing machine, the combif nation with a frame,of a rotative shaft B,

one end of which is squared, a non-revoluble disk with projections onits face and having a sliding movement on said shaft, a sleeve fittingloosely on the squared portion of said shaft and having on one end adisk with projections onits face, to engage with said 4nonrevolubledisk, and on the opposite endarecessed block adapted to receive one endof a bottle, another sleeve, one end of which is formed to receive themouth end of a bottle, awater-pipe extending into the last-mentionedsleeve, which is movable. on said pipe and is provided with a spring,substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination, with-a rotative sh'aft, of two arms secured theretoand rotating therewith, the outer ends of said arms being formed toreceive a bottle and provided with spring-fingers, an inclined platformin position to deliver bottles to said arms anda vertically-movablegate, adapted to be raised by one of said arms, substantially as setforth and described.

3. The combination, with bottle holding and releasing devices, of a trapmade in two parts, one of which is fixed in position and the other ispivotally supported, a pivoted, bent lever, one arm of which isconstructed to connect with the pivoted part of said trap, a rotativeshaft and a cam-wheel thereon, said cam-wheel being adapted to engagesaid pivoted lever, substantially as and for the purpos'es described.

4. The combination, with the frame of a bottle-washing machine, of atrapadapted to receive a bottle in an inverted position and discharge saidbottle, a rotative platform, a series of cups mounted on said platformand adapted to receive bottles as they are severally discharged fromsaid trap, and a watersupply pipe adapted to discharge water into saidbottles severally as said platform is rotated, substantially as setforth and described. p

5. The combination,in a bottle-washing machine, of a water-tank and apipe connected provided with a partition and a sieve, so constructedthat the water passes from said trough into the Water-tank, and shot,mingled with the water, is separated from it and passes into the-shot-pipe, substantially as set forth and described.

6. In a bottle-Washing machine, the combination with a frame, of asleeve G, a waterpipe extending into said sleeve, the latter havingmovement on said pipe, a spring adapted to press forward said sleeve, apivoted lever one end of which is connected with said sleeve, arotativeshaft and a cam-Wheel on said shaft, adapted to impinge against saidpivoted lever so as to compress said spring, substantially as set forthand described.

7. The combination, with a main frame, of a Water-pipe and a shot-pipeconnected therewith, each of said pipes being provided with a valve, abell-crank lever one arm of which is connected by rods with said valves,a pivoted lever connected with said bell-crank lever, a rotative shaft,a cam wheel on said shaft, adapted to impinge against the lowertherewith, a shot-pipe, a superposed trough ,Y

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end of said lever, and a spring connected with revoluble disk, aretracting-spring and a pivoted lever connected with said non-revolubledisk, a rotative shaft anda cam-wheel thereon, said cam-wheel beingadapted to engage said lever and produce a sliding movement of saidnon-revoluble disk, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof we have axed our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ALTON E. COBB. CZAR ll. DYER.

Witnesses:

PHILIP K. HICKEY, SnvERIN P. HoErER.

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